Ryukyu Islands

Summary

Ryukyu Islands is an island group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,599 views/month, #4 of 712).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ryukyu Islands is located in Kagoshima Prefecture^[3].
• Ryukyu Islands is located in Okinawa Prefecture^[4].
• Ryukyu Islands is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Ryukyu Islands is on the body of water East China Sea^[6].
• Ryukyu Islands is on the body of water Philippine Sea^[7].
• Ryukyu Islands's image is recorded as Test 20121016 1445.png^[8].
• Ryukyu Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[9].
• southwest is named after Ryukyu Islands^[10].
• Ryukyu Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 255882027^[11].
• Ryukyu Islands's locator map image is recorded as Extents of the islands and the archipelagos in the southwest of Japan.png^[12].
• Ryukyu Islands's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00643955^[13].
• Ryukyu Islands's Commons category is recorded as Nansei Islands^[14].
• Ryukyu Islands's has part is recorded as Satsunan Islands^[15].
• Ryukyu Islands's has part is recorded as Ryukyu Islands^[16].
• Ryukyu Islands's has part is recorded as Daitō Islands^[17].
• Ryukyu Islands's highest point is recorded as Mount Miyanoura^[18].
• Ryukyu Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 26.332808333333, 'lon': 127.74902222222}^[19].
• Ryukyu Islands's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Ryukyu arc^[20].
• Ryukyu Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nansei Islands^[21].
• Ryukyu Islands's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1550161'}^[22].
• Ryukyu Islands's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1558120'}^[23].
• Ryukyu Islands's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+198'}^[24].
• Ryukyu Islands's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Ryukyu Islands's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Ryukyu-Islands^[26].
• Ryukyu Islands's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '南西諸島'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Ryukyu Islands is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Kagoshima Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Okinawa Prefecture^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1879^[32]. Adjacent water bodies include East China Sea^[6], a marginal sea^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34] and Philippine Sea^[7], a sea^[35], in Federated States of Micronesia^[36].

Physical Characteristics

Ryukyu Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4700'}^[37]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1936'}^[38]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1200'}^[39]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1550161'}^[22] and {'amount': '+1558120'}^[23].

Climate and Environment

Ryukyu Islands's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate^[40].

Designation and Status

Ryukyu Islands's instance of is recorded as island group^[9].

History and Context

southwest is named after Ryukyu Islands^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ryukyu Islands include Stylogomphus ryukyuanus^[41], a taxon^[42] and Coeliccia ryukyuensis^[43], a taxon^[44].

Why It Matters

Ryukyu Islands ranks in the top 0.56% of island_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,599 views/month, #4 of 712).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Stylogomphus ryukyuanus^[41], a taxon^[42] and Coeliccia ryukyuensis^[43], a taxon^[44].